Acts 22

1 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.

Brethren and fathers, hear the defence which I make to you.

2 ( And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith, )

And when they heard that Hebrew he was speaking with them, the more they ceased; and he said to them,

3 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

I am a man a Jihudoya; and I was born in Tarsos of Cilicia, but was brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and instructed perfectly in the law of our fathers. And I was zealous for Aloha, even as all of you are also.

4 And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

And this way I persecuted unto the death, while I bound and delivered to the house of the bound both men and women;

5 As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.

as the chief of the priests can testify of me, and all the elders, that from them I received letters to go to the brethren who were in Darmsuk, that also them who were there I should bring to Urishlem bound, that they might be fined.

6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.

And as I went, and began to approach Darmsuk in the dividing of the day, suddenly from heaven there shone upon me a great light,

7 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

and I fell upon the earth, and heard a voice, which said to me, Shaol, Shaol, why persecutest thou me?

8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

But I answered and said, Who art thou, my Lord? And he said to me, I am Jeshu Natsroya, whom thou persecutest!

9 And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.

And the men who were with me saw the light, but the voice they understood not which spake with me.

10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.

And I said, What shall I do, my Lord? And he said to me, Arise, go into Darmsuk, and there shall it be told thee of whatever it is commanded thee to do.

11 And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.

And while I could not see because of the glory of that light, they who were with me took me by my hands, and I entered Darmsuk.

12 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,

And a man, one Hanania, righteous in the law, as the Jihudoyee who were there testified of him,

13 Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.

came to me, and said to me, Shaol, my brother, open thine eyes. And in a moment my eyes were opened, and I beheld him.

14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.

And he said to me, The God of our fathers hath appointed thee to know his will, and to see that Just One, and to hear the voice from his lips,

15 For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.

that thou mayest be a witness to all men of all that thou hast seen and heard.

16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

And now why delayest thou? Arise, baptize, and be washed from thy sins, while thou callest his Name.

17 And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;

And being returned, I came hither to Urishlem. And I prayed in the temple.

18 And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

And I saw him in a vision, when he said to me, Hasten, and remove thee from Urishlem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

19 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

And I said, My Lord, they know also how I delivered to the house of the bound, and smote in all the synagogues, those who have believed in thee.

20 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.

And when the blood of thy martyr Estephanos was shed, I also stood with them, and fulfilled the will of his murderers, and kept the garments of them who stoned him.

21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.

And he said to me, Go: for I send thee far away to preach to the Gentiles.

22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.

And when they had heard Paulos until this word, they lifted up their voice, and cried, Take from the earth one like this; for he ought not to live.

23 And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,

And as they shouted and cast their garments and threw dust to the heaven,

24 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.

the tribune commanded that he should be brought into the fortress, and commanded him to be questioned by scourging, that he might know for what cause they cried against him.

25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?

And as they exposed him with thongs, Paulos said to the centurion who stood near him, Is it allowed you to scourge a Roman man who is not condemned?

26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.

And when the centurion heard, he approached the tribune, and said to him, What doest thou? For this is a Roman man.

27 Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.

And the tribune approached him, and said to him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said to him, Yes.

28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.

The tribune answered, and said to him, I with much money purchased the Roman-right. Paulos said to him, But I was born in it.

29 Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

And immediately those who had sought to scourge him desisted from him; and the tribune feared when he learned that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.

30 On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.

AND the day after he willed to know truly what was the accusation which the Jihudoyee brought against him. And he ordered him and commanded the great priests and all the synagogue of their rulers to come; and he took Paulos and brought (him) down, and stood him among them.